Starting Jan. 1, individuals at high risk for developing lung cancer may be eligible for screening at no out-of-pocket cost.

In Tennessee, this includes many with private insurance, individuals who are enrolled in their state health insurance marketplaces and people enrolled in state Medicaid expansion who will be eligible for early detection screening without cost to them.

Rockwood Electric Utility is looking to do what the community wants — and that is remain downtown.

In November, the utility purchased three downtown buildings adjacent to its current location.

REU general manager Kendall Bear said the buildings are what locals refer to as the old Booth Funeral Home; the Bilbrey building, which is also known as the Peterman Building; and the radio station building. They are at 309, 319 and 329 W. Rockwood St.

The Peterman building is a three-story building and the other buildings flank it.

If you ask me, America’s perennial turf battles over “Christ in Christmas” are about politics and power — and have little or nothing to do with authentic faith.

Consider the Texas lawmakers who held a news conference earlier this month to remind people of their right to say “Merry Christmas” in public schools – thanks to the landmark “Merry Christmas law” they passed last year with great fanfare.

Harriman officials were eying a Community Development Block Grant for a significant project to repair the city’s aging storm drains.

However, Evan Sanders, from Community Development Partners, who does the grant preparation and administration for Harriman Utility Board’s CDBG grants, explained that storm drains would likely be low on the priority list.

“About 85 percent goes to water and sewer projects. That is the primary focus,” Sanders said.